Can’t talk.<\/p>\n
Mid-hurricane.<\/p>\n
Gotta go find my Birkenstocks to float to safety.<\/p>\n
Talk to you next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Can’t talk. Mid-hurricane. Gotta go find my Birkenstocks to float to safety. 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